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Top Attractions in Irving

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11 Listed places
4.5 average across 11 rated listings
Dallas β€’ Grand Prairie β€’ Grapevine
Free guided admission; advance reservations recommended – Free admission for the outdoor sculpture and visitor center
Popular Neighborhoods:
Dallas Grand Prairie Grapevine

Centennial Park

Famous for: Its Irving centennial history pavilion, landmark fountain, picnic lawns and easy downtown walking paths.

Centennial Park in downtown Irving offers a history pavilion, landmark fountain, shaded picnic space and paved walks near Heritage Crossing station.

Families with kids history-minded visitors casual walkers

ICR Discovery Center

Dallas
Famous for: Biblical creationist exhibits combining dinosaur displays, Flood interpretations, immersive astronomy presentations, and Christian teaching.

Explore ICR Discovery Center in northwest Dallas, with creationist exhibits, dinosaur displays, a planetarium, timed tickets, and practical visit tips.

Christian families Church groups Religious studies travelers

Las Colinas Flower Clock

Famous for: A working floral timepiece whose planted face changes with fresh blooms and greenery year-round.

See Irving’s working Las Colinas Flower Clock, a free floral landmark at 114 N O’Connor Road, near Mandalay Canal Walk and Williams…

Photographers Families with Kids First-Time Visitors

Mandalay Canal Walk at Las Colinas

Famous for: Venice-inspired canal scenery, pedestrian bridges, waterfalls, gondola rides and waterfront dining in Las Colinas.

Mandalay Canal Walk in Las Colinas is a free, 24-hour Irving waterfront stroll with bridges, waterfalls, gondolas and dining by Lake Carolyn.

Couples Families with Kids First-Time Visitors

Ripley’s Believe It or Not!

Grand Prairie
Famous for: A family-focused odditorium with shrunken heads, rare animal skeletons, wax figures, and interactive attractions.

Explore Ripley’s Believe It or Not! in Grand Prairie: shrunken heads, unusual animal skeletons, wax figures, a 7D theater and mirror maze.

Families with Kids Curious Travelers Rainy-Day Sightseers

Ruth Paine House Museum

Famous for: The restored Irving home central to the final overnight timeline before President Kennedy’s assassination.

Tour the restored 1963 Irving home where Marina Oswald stayed and Lee Harvey Oswald spent the night before JFK’s assassination.

History Buffs Solo Travelers Families with Kids

Sam Houston Trail Park

Famous for: Free access to Irving’s paved river-corridor trail network for walking, cycling, running and rollerblading.

Sam Houston Trail Park in Irving is a free Las Colinas greenway access point for paved walking, cycling and river-corridor views from…

Walkers Cyclists Families

SEA LIFE Grapevine Aquarium

Grapevine
Famous for: A 360-degree ocean tunnel, interactive Rockpools and sea turtle rescue exhibits inside Grapevine Mills.

Indoor Grapevine Mills aquarium with a 360Β° ocean tunnel, sea turtle rescue center, rays, sharks and interactive Rockpools for families.

Families with young kids first-time Dallas visitors rainy-day travelers

Spring Trail Park

Famous for: Elm Fork Trinity River views, equestrian access and walking connections to Irving’s Campion Trail network.

Spring Trail Park in Irving follows the Elm Fork Trinity River with equestrian and walking routes linking into the Campion Trail network…

Hikers Horseback Riders Nature Lovers
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